Chords for Mose Allison,,, It Didn't Turn Out That Way

Tempo:
103.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

Ab

F

Bb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mose Allison,,, It Didn't Turn Out That Way chords
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[Dm] When I was just a young [E] star this man looked [A] down and said
He [Dm] said [G] what you gonna be when [Ab] you grow up.
I just [A] know you
But [Ab] [A]
[Ab] [A] [Am] [Bm] it didn't turn out that [G] way
[Ab] [D] No [F] matter [G] what that old man [Abm] say [G] yes
[D] When [Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G] [A] [D] I was a [Ab] schoolboy my teacher said to [G] me
[Dm] [G] Work hard do [Bb] right and [D] be what you want to be
[A] [Ab]
[Ab] [Am] [Ab] [Ab] [Bm] But it didn't turn out that way
[Ab] This didn't [E] turn out [G] that way
[F] No matter what [B] that [Ab] teacher say this didn't [D] turn out
[G]
[F] [B] [F]
[G] [D]
[G] [F] [D] [Fm]
[Dm] [Am] [A] [Dm] [Bm]
[Dm] [G]
[Bb] [A] [D] [Bb] [Eb] When I [Ab] was a young man
[Am] Looking [Bbm] for a mate.
[Ebm] I met this girl [Abm] and we declared [Eb] this share
No [Gm]
[Ebm]
[Fm] [Gb] matter [Ab] what we used to say
This didn't [Eb] turn out that way
[Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Gm] [Gb]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Ebm]
[Bb] [Eb] [C] [F] Well, I became a [Bb] wanderer
[Gm] Left my old [C] life behind
I [G] [Bb] thought if I went far enough I'd find [C] my peace
But [B] [C]
[B] [Cm] [B] [C] [B] [F] it didn't turn [Fm] out that way
[Gm] No [F] matter [Bb] what I'd like to say
[B] It just didn't turn [F] out that way
[Fm] [Bb]
Key:  
G
2131
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
G
2131
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
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To start learning Mose Allison - It Didnt Turn Out That Way chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ab, A, Ab, D, G, F, B, Cm, B, C and B in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 51 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 104. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of D Minor.

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[Dm] _ _ When I was just a young [E] star this man looked [A] down and said
He [Dm] said [G] what you gonna be when [Ab] you grow up.
I just [A] know you
But _ [Ab] _ [A] _
[Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ [Am] [Bm] it didn't turn out that [G] way
[Ab] _ [D] No _ [F] matter [G] what that old man [Abm] say [G] yes
[D] When [Dm] _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ I was a [Ab] schoolboy my teacher said to [G] me
[Dm] _ [G] Work hard do [Bb] right and [D] be what you want to be
[A] _ _ [Ab] _
[Ab] _ [Am] _ _ [Ab] _ [Ab] [Bm] But it didn't turn out that way
[Ab] This didn't [E] turn out [G] that way
[F] No matter what [B] that [Ab] teacher say this didn't [D] turn out
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [F] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ [Dm] _ _ [Bm] _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] When I [Ab] was a young man
[Am] Looking [Bbm] for a mate.
[Ebm] I met this girl [Abm] and we declared [Eb] this share
No _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Gb] matter [Ab] what we used to say
This didn't [Eb] turn out that way
[Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gm] _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ [F] Well, I became a [Bb] _ wanderer
[Gm] Left my old [C] life behind
_ I [G] [Bb] thought if I went far enough I'd find [C] my peace
But [B] _ [C] _
[B] _ [Cm] _ [B] _ [C] _ [B] [F] it didn't turn [Fm] out that way
[Gm] No _ _ _ [F] matter [Bb] what I'd like to say
_ [B] It just didn't turn [F] out that way
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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